A censored quantile regression analysis of vegetable demand: The effects of changes in prices and total expenditure

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-645

  Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler ^a   Rickertsen, Kyrre ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 33750570463     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2006.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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